Team Mullers

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Its Sunday night 6:45pm and it can only mean one thing, another great episode of catchphrase.

Hosted by the wonderfully talented Stephen Mulhern this week’s show saw 3 contestants try to battle it out to won the jackpot prize of £250,000.

This week’s contestants were:

Joe a 19yr old from Cambridgeshire, who is studying at Leeds and is a second yr broadcaster student. Last yr he was lucky enough to be selected to collect an award from the prime minster for being a games maker at the London Olympics.

Debbie: a 30 something from Croydon. Mother of 2 children and works part time in a super market on the patisserie counter, and claims that nobody squeezes her doughnuts! And if she won she would buy some new trainers, a new car and take the family to Disneyland Paris.

Ian: who is 35yrs old from Manchester. A father of 2 and works as a centre manager in an assessment centre. Ian is terrified of spiders and once called a taxi company to get rid of a spider for him and paid £20 to do it.

The game starts with a knockout round where one contestant will go home. Ian guessed the first catchphrase which was brain storming and continued to take the lead. Joe was the first to leave the game, unfortunately going home empty handed, but the game went on between Debbie and Ian. Ian took an early lead but Debbie was catching up. Stephen Mulhern had great banter with the contestants and the audience seemed to love it.

In the second round each catchphrase was worth £200 and Ian seemed to be on a role guessing fishing for compliments, also in that round he won a prize of 4 bikes.

The third round had a theme that connected each catchphrase together, this themes was love and romance. Ian yet again got the catchphrase and the start of that round, guessing love rat.

Things started to change in round 4 as Debbie was catching up. Each catchphrase in this round was worth £500 and Debbie guessed the catchphrase cold calling. This round they could also keep buzzing in as they wouldn’t be frozen out.

Debbie took the lead in this round and won the game, so she had the chance of taking on the super catchphrase and had the chance of winning £250,000. Ian left the game walking away with the prize he won earlier and a cash total of £2500.

She sped up the pyramid only struggling on the last catchphrase which was pecking order, and winning herself at the end of the game, £28,800 an annual pass to Drayton manor and a trip to Florida. So well done to Debbie and don’t forget to tune in same time next week to see another 3 battle it out to win that cash prize.

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

In last weeks Love it Mag Stephen was put into the Booth of Truth. Here are his answers

Do you ever have embarrassing moments?

I once performed a magic trick called the Metamorphorsis, live on Blue Peter. My assistant handcuffed me, put me inside a box, lifted up a curtain & was supposed to switch places. with me. But I couldn't get the handcuffs off because I panicked. I only got them off by banging them really hard against the box! Another time, I went to the loo at a friend's house & when I came back, everyone was saying: What's that smell? I'd managed to hook the air freshener off the back of the loo on to my trousers. The Shame!

Haveyou had any bizzare moments with Simon Cowell?When I was filming BGMT, I walked into the judges' room & saw a plate of weird-looking carrots, which looked like they had been varnished. Simon had them flown in from Singapore. So I bought some ordinary ones & asked him to do a carrot test. I got him on the couch, made him close his eyes & fed them to him. He could tell which were his, but it was a strange moment.

What's the best prank you've ever played on someone?Holly Willoughby & I shared a dressing room when we hosted MOM. We often got gunged on the show & I always let her use the shower in our room first. One April fools day, I unscrewed the shower head & filled it with coffee granules. Rachel Stevens had been on the show that day & we'd thrown pies at her, so she needed to freshen up. There wasn't a shower in her room, so Holly offered ours. I realised what I'd done & stopped Rachel from having a coffee shower in time.

What's your guilty pleasure?A Toby Carvery I always order the king-size turkey dish with all the trimmings. I like watching people try to get as much food as possible on their plates, like filling up their Yorkshire Puddings with potatoes. It's genius!

Who would you hate to share the booth with?Jedward, as they're so full-on. They were on BGMT & I got death threats from their fans, who said I'd taken the mickey. They said things like " we're going to cut you up." I don't think jedward though because they did the show again the following week.

Thursday, 4 April 2013

I don’t know where to start to be honest! First of all, Happy Birthday to you!! I’m such a huge fan (I don’t think huge is the right word to describe how much you mean to me but I will use that anyway.) I’ve been a fan from when I was 9 years old and you have been one of my idols since then, I remember watching you presenting MOM and all the shows on CITV back then to recording This Morning most mornings just to watch you present The Hub! I am 18 now and still very much a fan. J I could go on for hours but I’ll just say this, I love you lots and hopefully one day I will meet you which would be a dream come true (I would try to hold back the tears of happiness.) Please can that day happen sometime? Love you always
@rainbowgem_x

Happy Birthday Stephen, Love @Camilla4Dec

Just a fan from Germany wishes you all the best, a wonderful day and for the next year a lot of love happiness and success @AnneKluever

Hope your day is as special as you are. @Malteasersrock

Happy Birthday! Hope its a good one. Love @KELLSBELLS1977

Happy Birthday! 36 is a good one for you its started off awesome already. heres for it to continue. From @Lizzieaholley.

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Over the years, I've not really ever been a panto person, after seeing Dick Whittington I can now come out and say I LOVE Panto.

Michael Pickering was fantastic. His singing voice was fantastic.
Ashleigh & Pudsey were great, very pleasantly surprise with Ashleigh as Alice.
Ben Gambrill was mesmorising and such a joy to watch.
Kimberley Ensor as the fairy was magical
Kayleigh Wilson as Tommy, she was amazing.
Eric Potts is a comedy genius, outstanding Panto and a brilliant role as Sarah.
Lastly Mr Mulhern, well what can i say.. Magical,mesmorising,funny, there are not enough praise, i hope we will see some stage roles in the future.

Massive well done to all the cast,crew and staff and thank you for an unforgettable weekend.

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

It's that time of year again!! Panto time and here we go with a superblog from Gemma and Lou Lou!!

Keep Your wigs on!!

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A Team Mullers Christmas Party!! Lovely to see you all!!

﻿ This year Stephen Mulhern is starring as Idle Jack in Dick Whittington at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking. He makes a fantastic Idle Jack with lots of magic, comedy moments, ball juggling and audience interaction. The perfect ingredient for any panto. Ashleigh Butler plays Alice Fitzwarren who surprises us all with her singing as we didn't get to hear her sing in Britains got Talent, Pudsey brings the fun of dancing dog to the show, an extra bit to panto fun. The title role of Dick Whittington is played by West End star Michael Pickering, a bit smaller than expected, but plays the perfect role alongside his adorable pet cat Tommy, played by Kayleigh Wilson, who rids the town of Rats. Writer and Director Eric Potts who has once again written a fantastic panto production stars as our panto dame, Sarah the Cook, adding extra laughs for everyones enjoyment and teams up well with Stephen in a spectacular cooking scene which will have you falling off your seats. Captain Titchworth brings a good bit to the panto with his fun scenes and his mop act with Jack and the gang he also shows us his moves on the dance floor. And what panto is complete without the theme of Good Vs Evil and rhyming couplets which comes in the form of Fairy Bowbells (Kimberley Ensor) and King Rat (Dave Lynn). Also keep an eye out for the lovable Terry the turtle, such a cutie and he is the star of a 3D film which you will all enjoy and hear the kids squealing with delight as they try to grab the 3D images, and Terry has the best table manners of any turtle we've ever seen!!

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An amazing choice of songs are included in the show. Chart toppers and toe tapping panto classics which by the end had everyone up on their feet and singing along. In act 2 Stephen splits the audience into two teams to see which side can win the battle of the bands in singing some best loved panto songs the loudest. Its guaranteed you'll come away with these songs stuck in your head, and there isn't a bad singer amongst the cast. The costumes were beautiful and sparkly, stunning in every way as any panto should be.

The New Victoria theatre is lovely, and very modern, located by the peacocks shopping centre in Woking. Not a bad seat in the house, with the Stalls on ground floor, a circle above the stalls and an upper circle too. This panto is a must see for any panto, Mullers or Ashleigh and Pudsey fan.

Dick Whittington will be running up until January 6th 2013 and you can purchase your tickets HERE!!

All at Team Mullers would like to Congratulate Stephen and all of the cast on such an Epic panto, and hope the rest of the run continues to be as amazing and as successful as it is!!

When he was introduced the tag line said 'Stephen Mulhern - Likes playing with his magic wand' HA!!

Caroline and Olly asked who out of the contestants (James Arthur, Jahmene, Union J and Chris Maloney) disappointed?? Stephen said he was most disappointed by James who he isn't a fan of and said when people say that James should do a stripped back performance with just him and his guitar, doing what he does best, it reminds him of Matt Cardle . He said that everyone had upped their game that night, then went on to say that he used to love the Michael Bublé song 'Just haven't met you yet' until Chris sang it that night!!

When talking about Jahmene, Stephen said he feels that he has grown in confidence since he was last on the celeb panel and hopes Jahmene has a big career.

Then Stephen made the BIGGEST prediction, cue the dramatic music... That if Chris goes through, he will win the X Factor this year!! We shall see Mullers!! The reason he thinks that is because 'the grannies have the money' they'll be the ones that go out to buy Christophers album!! Bless their cotton socks!!